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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2022
Luther Needlesafe Products, Llc, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Joseph G. Antonucci, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Joseph B. Antonucci, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Philip J. Antonucci, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
John Muri, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Jeff Alan Burke, Murrieta, CA (US);
Daniel Jason Velasco, Murrieta, CA (US);
Joshua Alexander Sparks, Murrieta, CA (US);
Kevin Martin Magrini, Murrieta, CA (US);
Luther Needlesafe Products, LLC, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A low-profile universal passive protector for an IV catheter includes a connector having a tubular body and a pair of arms pivotally connected thereto. The tubular body defines an end face and the connector includes a cavity extending from the end face. An elongate sheath is snap engageable to the tubular body. A spring is insertable within the connector cavity to extend between at least one of the pair of arms and the elongate sheath when received within the cavity. A slider is moveably coupled to the sheath. The slider includes a flashback chamber formed therein. A hypodermic needle is connected to the slider and is in fluid communication with the flashback chamber. The slider is moveable along the sheath between a first position and a second position, with the hypodermic needle being drawn into the sheath as the slider moves from the first position toward the second position.